Actually Jimbo, I have a good deal of respect for a great many models of fishing kayaks, not just my own, or other Hobie models. Admittedly I'm a fan of the placcy yaks, largely for their durability. My kayak gets used almost every day and that counts for a lot in my case.  
 
I am impressed that you own 12 kayaks and aren't a dealer... but as I said, that does prove my point that there is no one perfect kayak.  
 
And I agree with you that doing a paddling course of some kind if a good idea. I started in outdoor ed classes in my teens, later doing some sea-kayaking courses while working as editor for an outdoors magazine. I got a lot out of it, but I'm really pretty rusty on a lot of what I learned. I do paddle still - I don't just rely on the miragedrive. Mostly either on my way to and from a destination. I do it both for the work out and for fun. Believe it or not, the Revo paddles great (as does the Adventure from all reports - thats the one Hobie I haven't tried).  
 
As for Hobie's being excessively heavy, well not really - not compared to most fishing specific kayaks. That you stuff your rod down your PFD suggests to me that what you use for fishing probably isn't a fishing kayak fitted with rod holders. Sorry, that just doesn't seem like a very good way of doing it (and yes, as I said, I used to do it that way to a few years ago). 
 
As far as I am concerned, that review is fair and balanced. It is an articulation of my honest opinion, nothing more. Just because I like the miragedrive and have stated the points as to why doesn't mean it's unbalanced.